A baby remains hospitalized after a domestic dispute between her parents left her exposed to life-threatening conditions Saturday morning wearing nothing but a t-shirt and blanket.

Minneapolis Police Sgt. Bill Palmer the baby’s mother, 21-year-old Ashley Renee Couch, and father, Deontae Thurmond, have been arrested. Couch was arrested on suspicion of child abuse. The baby’s father was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault. Thurmond’s age was not known as of Saturday afternoon, nor were Couch and Thurmond’s hometowns.

Palmer said a witness called 911 after seeing Couch throw the month-old baby into a snowbank. The witness retrieved the baby, but Couch took the infant back from the witness even as the witness was on the phone with the police. Palmer estimates the baby was in the snow bank for less than a minute.

Still, the temperature was about 16 degrees with a wind chill of close to zero Saturday morning. When the baby was brought to Hennepin County Medical Center, she had a core temperature of 95 degrees and her injuries were considered life-threatening. The baby responded well to treatment, but was still in the emergency room as of Saturday night.

The area in which the disturbance occurred was quiet Saturday evening. A woman who gave her name only as Star said she had lived in the area her whole life and had never heard of anything similar happening before.

“That’s just sick,” she said. “If you can’t take care of your baby, take it to Child Protective Services or something.”

A native of Knife River, Minn., Will graduated from Marquette University and the University of St. Thomas. He worked at the Duluth News Tribune before moving to the Twin Cities in 2008. Will lives in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis and enjoys reading, cooking, yoga and gardening. He does not own a dog yet, but has several lists of names ready to go for when he does.

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